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Propitiate (pro-PISH-EE-ayt)
transitive verb
from L.L. propitiationem (nom. propitiatio) "an atonement,"from L propitiare "render favorable.
to render favoraby inclined; to appease; to conciliate.
redress (ri drehs) verb
from O. Fr. redrecier, from re- "again" + drecier "to straighten, arrange
to make amends
the falsely accused redress the victims family.
wrest (wrest) verb
"Wraestan" twist, tighten
forcibly pull from a person's grasp
the robber wrest the purse.
impeding (ihm pehn dIng) adj
in+pend- "during, in the process of," prep. formed from root of Fr. pendant "during," lit.
to be about to take place
the impending battle came swiftly.
Dubious (du bi s) adj
from L. dubiosus "doubtful from dubium doubt neuter of dubius doubtful from duo two in the sense of of two minds undecided
fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
the dubious boy didnt know what he wanted
vagrant (ve grEnt) noun
pherhaps an alteration (by influence of l. vagari "wander") of anglo-Fr. wacrant, prp. of O Fr wacer to walk or wander
one who wanders from place to place
the man who went from city to city was a vagrant.
motif (mo tif) noun
from Fr. Motif "dominant idea, theme
aa recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work
the motif in macbeth is murder
Eccentric (ehk sehn trihk) adj
as a term in Ptolemaic astronmy from Ml eccentricus from Gk ekkentros out of the center
departing from a recognized conventional or established norm or pattern
clamor (kle mEr) noun
from OFr clamour from L clamor "a shout
a loud outcry
the clamor bomb made a clamor
abhor (eb HOR) verb
ME from L abhorrere from ab- "away from and horrere to shudder
regard with hatred or loathing; detest
most americans abhor people from the middle east.